LOGINEvie's pov
He laughs softly when I reach him, his arms wide so I can fall into them like usual. Once I do, he snuggles me in and I breathe in his scent of pine.
His scent always relaxes me.
"You still run like you're about to fall," he jokes as he ruffles my hair like he used to when we were kids. He's just two years older than me and Kim.
"I do not," I whine but my voice gets muffled on his chest.
We pull away and grin at each other. "Where are you heading to so early?"
I hesitated a bit to tell him because I knew he'd be upset. "Hannah's. Kim forgot the necklace you gifted her last year there. She really needs it before noon."
His smirk falters and the skin between his eyebrows line into a frown. " Why couldn't she go take it back herself or have Hannah bring it over? And are you," his eyes drop to my feet. "Walking?"
He didn't sound the least bit pleased and when I nod, his expression darkened.
" Get in the car Evie, I'll drive you there myself," he grumble.
Uh oh. He used my name. Which means he's annoyed.
My bottom lip rolled between my teeth as I start to chew on the flesh nervously. My parents and Kimberly hated that Ryan and I were close. They hated it even more when my wolf didn't show up. Which meant the alpha was hanging out with the weakling of the pack.
That kind of thing is frowned upon.
I was their embarrassment.
They've said it themselves that they wished I wasn't born. They wished that I didn't share a womb with my oh so precious sister. That I didn't deserve to breathe the same air as perfect Kimberly.
I was weak. In every aspect except for studies which I excelled in more than anyone in this pack. But what good did it do when Kimberly always switched our papers and ended up with the praises?
I was useless to them all.
But Ryan never looked at me differently. He never seemed to care that I was the weakling of the pack despite my parents being the betas.
I looked behind me nervously. I could still see our house from here and Kim or any one of my parents could see me get into his car. They'd give me hell when I get back and he leaves.
They never dared to treat me badly when he's around. Though he noticed something was off a few times when Kim bosses me around.
They never physically hurt me in fear Ryan would see and know. Only verbally abuse me. Break me down until I feel little beneath their feet.
"No, that's okay," I return my gaze back to his and forced a smile. "I can walk. Besides I'm sweaty from being in the kitchen for so long and I need the little walk to clear my head,"
His eyes flickered behind me, following where my glance had once been. His jaw flexed and his shoulders grow stiff. He was becoming more annoyed.
"Get in the car Evie," his voice left no room for argument but I didn't want to cause any trouble for Kim tonight.
I shook my head and side stepped him as I utter over my shoulder. "It's fine Ryan. I can walk-
A squeal leaves my throat when I'm suddenly lifted up and placed over his broad shoulder. With my head on his back and my feet dangling, I gasp when his arm grasp my thigh to hold me steady.
Heat flushes on my skin. The touch was supposed to be innocent but his fingers.....they were so close to my inner thighs and it didn't help that I wore a dress today.
If he shifts his fingers just a little higher, they would brush against my clit.
The thought had me clenching and my cheeks burn.
Oh no.
Ryan was off limits. He was always off limits. Not only was he going to be Kim's mate, but he would never be with someone so weak like me.
"Ryan put me down!" I shriek low as I didn't want to draw in attention.
"I will, in my seat," he grumbles and strides toward his car. In a few seconds I was seated. He leans over to buckle me and my breath hitches.
His scent. The way his warmth brushes against me.
My heart pounds and my cheek flushes.
I hope he didn't pick up the scent of my arousal. I clenched my thighs together to hopefully stop myself from getting turned on even further.
"Next time be a good girl and listen to me, Evie," he pulls away slightly to look at me and I hold my breath when our eyes clash. He doesn't look away and I can't either.
"Because bad girls get punished." His voice is hoarse now, darker with something swimming in the tone. It causes my thighs to press together more as a tingling sensation throbs between my legs.
Winter's povI pushed the engine as hard as it would go. Brody's truck was old, so it's only much it could do. Cold sweat trickled down my neck, mingling with the lingering dampness of the rain. In the passenger seat, Sophia's eyes fluttered shut, her tiny head rolling to the side as she succumbed to exhaustion.She was fast asleep.My heart hammered against my ribs painfully. I glanced at the rearview mirror. The black sedan was right on my tail, its blinding headlights cutting through the darkness as it ruthlessly closed the gap between us.They're going to catch us. They're going to kill me and take my sister.A suffocating wave of pure terror washed over me and with it came that terrifying spark deep within my gut. The strange heat flared to life again, rushing through my bloodstream like liquid fire. My skin began to prickle, my fingertips buzzing with an electric overwhelming vibration. It was growing too fast, swelling beyond my control and feeding directly off my panic.No. N
Winter's povThe lights of the city faded into the rearview mirror as the heavy downpour finally tapered off into a small drizzle. But the silence inside the vehicle was quite deafening and only shattered only by Sophia's desperate heart wrenching cries.She was hyperventilating, her tiny chest heaving as she pulled at her soaked clingy shirt. Her small lips were pale as her body trembled uncontrollably against the cracked leather seat."I know Soph, I know," I sobbed, my voice small as I tried to focus on the pitch-black back roads. "You're hungry. Your belly hurts. I'm so sorry, Sophia...I'm going to get you something to eat. I promise. Just hold on for a few more minutes. Please, hold on."Up ahead I could see the neon sign of a lonely twenty-four-hour gas station flicker through the dark woods like a flashlight. I swung the truck onto the gravel lot, pulling into the far corner away from the bright overhead lights and killed the ignition.My heart was hammering against my ribs so
Winter's povI pressed my foot down hard on the accelerator, the tires spraying mud and gravel as Brody's old truck tore down the empty road. In the passenger seat beside me, Sophia was sobbing, her tiny body trembling in her wet clothes as she clutched her small hands together.Every gasp she took felt like a knife twisting in my heart."Shh...Sophia, it's okay. I’m here," I choked out, my voice cracking as I wiped rainwater and hot tears from my face with my shoulder. But my words were an empty reassurances that did nothing to calm her screams or quiet the sheer panic suffocating me.I had no money. I had no home. I had no food, no dry clothes and no place to hide. My mother had cast me out into the storm branding me a monster and threatened to hand me over to the werewolf council. I couldn't go back to campus and I certainly couldn't run to Axel or Ashton. If the they discovered what I was....what I had done....My knuckles turned white against the cracked steering wheel as my min
Winter's povThe freezing rain hit my face the moment I stepped outside, but it barely registered over the numbness in my veins. My shoes sank into the mud of the driveway as I stumbled away from the building, my breath coming in short uneven gasps that hitched painfully in my throat.A witch. I was a witch. The word echoed over and over inside my head. It felt like a death sentence suspended over my life. I couldn't go back to Campus. If my own mother was ready to hand me over to the Council, I couldn't go back. I couldn't trust that they wouldn't turn against me. Not after I rejected Axel. I had to run away. I couldn't go back. My knees buckled but I caught myself against cold wet metal.I looked up through my blurred vision and realized I was standing right beside Brody's old beat-up pickup truck. The rusted white frame was parked unevenly under the trees, hidden as if he didn't want anyone to spot it. The truck was idling softly, the faint rumble of the engine vibrating throug
Winter's povThe word hung in the cold air between us and I couldn't seem to wrap my mind around what she had just said. Witch.She was a witch. Which meant I was a witch. A witch....Shock paralyzes me, binding my tongue as my brain desperately fought to reject the reality crashing down on my shoulders. I was a witch. The strange shimmering light, the sudden explosion of power that had just torn through Brod......it wasn't a fluke. It wasn't an accident.It was magic. My magic. "No..." I breathed, shaking my head as the room spun. "No, Mom, that's impossible! Magic would have shown up when I was a child. It doesn't just-""It did!" Mom shrieked, her voice cracking into a manic screech. She stared at me, her eyes wild with a revulsion so deep it felt like a physical blow. "It just did! You killed a man with it, Winter! You destroyed him with a wave of your hand!""I was trying to save you! I was trying to save Sophia!" I cried out, my voice breaking into a painful sob."It's evil!"
Winter's pov"Get out!" Mom's voice spikes into a sharp screech that echoes off the walls as she collapses back onto Brody's lifeless chest. Her hands that were soaked in dark crimson, clutches at his dirty clothes as if trying to shield the dead man from me."You killed him, Winter! Oh God, you really killed him...I thought they were lying. I thought they were just trying to scare me when they said you'd be able to do this!"She shook her head, her eyes wild bloodshot and wide with a lot of terror. The tears trailed down her cheeks as her gaze darted between Brody's still face and me."I prayed they were wrong," she rambled, her breathing quick and uneven as her knuckles turned white against his dirty clothing. "I prayed you were just normal! But you're not...you're a curse. A terrible, wicked curse!"A cold sensation passes through my bones. The grief and exhaustion that was heavy in my limbs suddenly gave way to confusion. What did she mean? Who is 'they?'I stared at her through t
Winter's povI stared at the floor, which was not much I could see since it was so dark in here. My inky long hair that normally brushes against my tailbone curtains around my face as if it were an armor to protect me.Their laughter still mocked in my ears causing me to grit my teeth and press my
Winter's povThe feel of him, the heat, the low grunts brushing against my ear as he moved in and out of me was intoxicating.I cling to Ashton, my nails biting into his shoulder as he thrusts into me deeper. My back arches, my breasts pressing to his bare chest as I flutter out a moan. "Oh A-"Win
Evie's povThe world seems to stop and for a heartbeat, I couldn't seem to remember how to breathe.Kim's face twists in disbelief, her eyes shadowing with anger and hurt. Her hand, which had been clutching Ryan's arm, drop to her side like she had been scorched.My stomach flips."How how could yo
Evie's povThe sound of the necklace snapping sounded way too loud in the quiet room. My eyes widen in horror as the delicate chain falls between us on the floor with a faint clink."I-what? You pulled it-"Don't you dare blame this on me you wolf-less bitch!" She sneered under her breath harshly a







